The flight is believed to have been mistakenly targeted as a Ukrainian drone by a surface-to-air missile from Chechnya

A criminal investigation was under way into the passenger plane crash early on Wednesday in Kazakhstan, killing at least 38 people, Azerbaijan’s leader said.View on euronews

An Azerbaijani airliner with 67 people onboard crashed on Christmas Day sparking speculation that it was accidentally shot down by Russian forces. The crash happened near the Kazakhstani city of Aktau, killing 38 people and leaving 29 survivors, a Kazakh official said.

Several passenger plane crashes have occurred worldwide this year, including a Wednesday morning Azerbaijan Airlines wreck that has left dozens feared dead.

The Azerbaijan Airlines flight from Baku to Grozny in Russia was carrying 67 people when it crashed near Aktau early Wednesday. Kazakh officials said 29 people survived.

Footage of the plane shows traces of a large surface-to-air missile impact on the tail section of the plane, according to Russian independent media outlet Meduza.

Russia damaged an Azerbaijani passenger plane using a surface-to-air missile system, causing it to crash in Kazakhstan, stated the head of the Center for Countering Disinformation at the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine,

C asualties were feared after a passenger plane crashed near the city of Aktau in Kazakhstan, Russian reports said on Wednesday, citing Kazakhstan's Emergencies Ministry. The plan